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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of With All Due Respect, Nikki Haley's sharply intimate and inspirational book celebrates the world's most iconic women leaders. "If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman." Margaret Thatcher In the spirit of Thatcher's quote, Ambassador Nikki R. Haley offers inspiring examples of women who worked against obstacles and opposition to get things done-including Haley herself....
Author
Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Description
"Reporting on a range of historical and contemporary female builders and designers, this educational book strives to inspire a new generation of girls in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and math. With many of the profiles set against the backdrop of such landmark events as the women's suffrage and civil rights movements and the Industrial Revolution, and with original interviews from a number of current architects and engineers,...
Series
Publisher
Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
[Harry the dirty dog] Harry runs away before bath time. When he returns home covered in mud, his family doesn't recognize him. [Officer Buckle and Gloria] When Officer Buckle tries to share his safety tips, nobody listens - until he's partnered with a police dog named Gloria. [Angus and the ducks] A curious Scotch terrier decides to investigate the strange noise coming from the other side of the hedge (Live action).
Author
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The Storied South features the voices--by turn searching and honest, coy and scathing--of twenty-six of the most luminous artists and thinkers in the American cultural firmament, from Eudora Welty, Pete Seeger, and Alice Walker to William Eggleston, Bobby Rush, and C. Vann Woodward. Masterfully drawn from one-on-one interviews conducted by renowned folklorist William Ferris over the past forty years, the book reveals how storytelling is viscerally...
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Description
Poetry's archives are incomparable, and to celebrate the magazine's centennial, Don Share and Christian Wilman combed them to create a new kind of anthology, energized by the self-imposed limitation of one hundred poems. Rather than attempting to be exhaustive or definitive--or even to offer the most familiar works--they have assembled a collection of poems that, in their juxtapositions, echo across a century of poetry.
Publisher
Chalice Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The world is a confusing and painful place for children (and adults). How do you respond faithfully to your kids' big questions? Learn to craft faithful conversations and be better prepared to talk about the tough stuff with your kids. More than 30 essays from a diverse group of young Christian parents/pastors address today's toughest topics, including gender, race, bullying, mental illness, death, divorce, money, technology, and generosity. When...
Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The 700-year history of the novel in English defies straightforward telling. Geographically and culturally diverse, with contributions from Great Britain, Ireland, America, Canada, Australia, India, the Caribbean, and Southern Africa, influenced by great novelists working in other languages, and encompassing a range of genres, the story of the novel in English unfolds like a richly varied landscape that invites exploration rather than a linear journey....
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A classic adventure of a young orphan sent to live at the dark and foreboding English estate of her widowed uncle and his crippled son. Led by a strong will and a stubborn temperament, Mary Lennox discovers the existence of a secret garden, the history of which slowly reveals the mystery of her uncle and his son's embittered lives. Eventually, the beloved garden becomes the only hope for their happiness and restoration from the haunting grip of the...
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